
Cinnamon cake with apple and aquafaba whipped cream
Cinnamon cake with apple and aquafaba whipped cream
For the cake:
- 250 g of oat flour or other flours
- 1 tablespoon of cinnamon powder
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 300 g of soy yoghurt
- 60 g of date syrup
- 1 tablespoon of pomegranate vinegar
For the apple:
- 4 apples
- 1/4 cup of date syrup
- 3 tablespoon of pomegranate vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
- 1 pinch of salt
For the aquafaba whipped cream:
- 1 jar of cooked of chickpeas
- 1/2 cup of date syrup
Preparation:
For the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
- In a bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
- In another bowl, mix together the wet ingredients.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and mix well until everything is coated.
- Spread the batter into a silicone baking tin of your choice.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, using a toothpick to check the point of cooking.
- Allow to cool slightly before removing from the pan.
For the baked apple:
- Peel 4 apples and dice into cubes.
- In a saucepan, add the apples to a little water (1/4 cup), date syrup (1/4 cup), pomegranate vinegar (3 tbsp), cinnamon powder (1 tsp) and a pinch of salt. Cover with the lid.
- When the liquid begins to bubble, lower the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
- The apple is ready when it is tender but not falling apart.
For the whipped aquafaba
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, pour the liquid from a jar of cooked chickpeas (or use 1/2 cup of cooking water if you choose to cook from scratch). Whisk until it begins to take on structure.
- Slowly add the date syrup (about 1/2 cup) until it is well incorporated and has the consistency.
Recipe by: Kitchen Dates, shared at LivGood's Workshop: "Seasonal cooking: how we can take advantage of seasonal foods and produce"